PhlatPrinter MK 3

PhlatPrinter MK 3

The Phlatprinter 3 was designed to be used in a small shop with the ability to cut large sheets of foam for RC airplane projects.
The idea was that you could save all of your aircraft as models and tweak to perfection after every flight.

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The Phlatprinter 3 was designed to be used in a small shop with the ability to cut large sheets of foam for RC airplane projects.
The idea was that you could save all of your aircraft as models and tweak to perfection after every flight.

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I love the Phlatprinter mk3. I have been using mine for 5+ years. It has run for close to 1000 hours. I've gone through 4 or 5 roller drive belts. My original controller was used with LinuxCNC but the Y axis failed on it last week. Replaced it with a CNC XPro V3 controller and was up running again in about 3 hours. I can't believe how much smoother it runs with the new controller. I can cut 1/4 inch foam at up to 400 inches per minutes without any problems. Parts just fly off the machine.

I added a pneumatic lift for the top roller arm. Best upgrade you can make. I flip a switch, slide a new sheet of foam in, switch again to drop the arms and send the code again.

What a great design Mark. Thanks for all of the hard work. I'll try and post some pics later of the pneumatic lift mechanism.

I have built a 1500 x 1000 modified OX which I love, but this is my go to machine for sheet foam. It's just so fast to change sheets. I also love the CNC XPro V3 controller. Can't believe how easy it was to get it running.